Common Name: Buffalo Grass
Scientific Name: Bouteloua dactyloides Family:Poaceae Height: 3-12 Inches Inflorescence appearance: Spike Flowering Period: April- December Blade description: altenating Ligules: One additional interesting fact of your choice: low-maitenace Location found (whre you found it):Exposed, well-drained sites on medium to fine textured soils http://www.kswildflower.org/grass_details.php?grassID=42 Common Name: Bermuda grass Scientific Name: Cynodon dactylon Family:Poaceae Height: 4-18 inches Inflorescence appearance: 3-7 spikes Flowering Period: July, August, September Blade description: 4-6 inches long Ligules: short, fringed Known uses: lawns, and golf courses One additional interesting fact of your choice: known to cause allergy symptoms Location found (where you found it): Throughout Kansas http://www.kswildflower.org/grass_details.php?grassID=84 Common Name: Bottlebrush Grass Scientific Name: Elymus hystrix Family:Poaceae Height: 20-48 inches Inflorescence appearance: Spike Flowering Period: June, July Blade description:Flat, spreading, 3 to 10 inches long Ligules: Short, minutely-fringe Known uses: One additional interesting fact of your choice: the iroquois use it for medicine Location found (where you found it): moist and rocky woods http://www.kswildflower.org/grass_details.php?grassID=65 Common Name: Hairy crabgrass Scientific Name: Digitaria sanguinalis Family: Poaceae Height: 8-44 inches Inflorescence appearance: 2-9 spike like branches Flowering Period: August, September, October Blade description:flat 1-8 inches long Ligules: Membranous, less than .1 inch long Known uses: seed are eaten by wild birds One additional interesting fact of your choice: introduced form Europe Location found (where you found it):thoughout Kansas http://www.kswildflower.org/grass_details.php?grassID=57 Common Name: Barnyard grass Scientific Name: Echinochloa muricata Family:Poaceae Height: 1-5 feet Inflorescence appearance: panicles Flowering Period: July, August, September Blade description: flat 4-20 inches Ligules: absent Known uses: bird seed One additional interesting fact of your choice: Some Native American tribes used the seeds for food. Location found (where you found it): throughout Kansas http://www.kswildflower.org/grass_details.php?grassID=5 |